(Thank you very much to 'Sakura None Kominami', 'Youcai Luobo', and 'npctaojie' for the rewards!)
"What a pity. If we're comparing numbers, it seems we have the advantage..."
As those words rang out, blurry black shadows abruptly shot up from below outside the windows of DEM's first branch office building. Propelled by the roar of thrusters, they streaked through the air in smooth arcs and charged straight in!
Bang bang bang bang...
Amid a continuous series of shattering crashes, the office windows were mercilessly destroyed. The blurry black shadows shot through the broken windows and hovered in the spacious office, surrounding Kurumi from every direction.
A closer look revealed that the blurry shadows were DEM wizards wearing CR-Units, along with a large number of Andersnatch mechanical dolls!
"My, my..." Kurumi slightly widened her eyes, looking rather surprised.
"So I've already been exposed?..."
"You swaggered into the enemy's headquarters and engaged in such an intense battle with me, the head of DEM's Second Executive Department..." Ellen gently lowered her raised hand. A faint smile appeared on her cool face, seemingly both mocking and derisive.
"In circumstances like these, did you really think there was no risk of being exposed?..."
"Wasn't that the case?..." Kurumi blinked and tilted her head, feigning confusion.
"I'd worked so hard not to attract attention. What a blunder..."
"It was rare to encounter a Spirit capable of touching my body, so I had wanted to take you down myself..." Gripping the hilt of her Laser Saber, Ellen closed her eyes.
"But that would inevitably lead to quite a few accidents. You don't seem simple either, and if something went wrong, I wouldn't be able to explain it to Isaac. So this is the only way..."
"Is that so?..." Kurumi looked directly at Ellen's face, the corners of